[Science] In a First, Experiment Links Brains Of Two Rats

In a First, Experiment Links Brains Of Two Rats
http://www.skynews.com.au/offbeat/article.aspx?id=850227
In an experiment that sounds straight out of a science fiction movie, a Duke neuroscientist has connected the brains of two rats in such a way that when one moves to press a lever, the other one does, too - most of the time.

Study of Ice Age Bolsters Carbon and Warming Link
http://www.skynews.com.au/eco/article.aspx?id=850388
A meticulous new analysis of Antarctic ice suggests that the sharp warming that ended the last ice age occurred in lock step with increases of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the latest of many indications that the gas is a powerful influence on the earth's ...

SpaceX, NASA confident in Falcon 9 rocket engines
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/005/130228engine/
Extensive and exotic analysis and testing by SpaceX engineers, with support and advice from NASA experts, showed a dramatic engine failure on the company's last launch was caused by a material flaw in the engine's protective jacket, a SpaceX official said ...

China land pollution data mustn't be a secret
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57571754/thick-blanket-of-pollution-covering-beijing-prompts-concern-ridicule/
BEIJING (Caixin Online) - Local governments and environmental authorities have released some reports on water and air pollution in the past, but those for land pollution have long been kept secret.

Ingredients to DNA Discovered in Interstellar Space! Cosmic Origin of Life
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5274/20130228/ingredients-dna-discovered-interstellar-space-cosmic-origin-life.htm
(Photo : Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF) Basic chemicals that are key to DNA have been found in interstellar space. The Green Bank Telescope and some of the molecules it has discovered.

China to launch new manned spacecraft
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/China-sets-its-5th-manned-space-mission-for-summer-4315944.php
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's new spacecraft will be launched sometime between June and August, a spokesperson for the office of the country's space manned program said in a statement released Thursday.

Thirty Seconds to Mars sending single to space station on SpaceX rocket
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-022813a.html
Feb. 28, 2013 - It's more than half-a-minute away and not quite the Red Planet, but the International Space Station is about to play host to Thirty Seconds to Mars.

Bumper haul of giant rays caught by Gaza fishermen
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/28/268856.html
Palestinian fishermen say they have not seen the huge rays for years because Israel's blockade hasn't allowed them to fish further than three nautical miles out, which is too close to the shore to spot the rays - which are called "Bat Fish" in Gaza.